Lawrence Becker (August 10, 1869 – March 12, 1947) was an Indiana lawyer and judge who served as Solicitor of the United States Treasury.
Lawrence Becker was born on August 10, 1869, in Finnentrop, Germany, and when he was 10 years old his family emigrated to the United States.
[1] Becker was raised in Tolleston, Indiana, and Montana before attending law school at Valparaiso University, from which he graduated in 1896.
[3] Becker resigned as mayor to accept appointment as Judge of the Superior Court in Lake County, where he served until 1914.
[4] In 1915 Becker was appointed Solicitor of the Treasury, and he held this office until 1922, when he accepted a position in the Internal Revenue Service.